Carolina tight end Ben Hartsock runs after making a catch during the Panthers training camp practice on Sunday in Spartanburg, S.C.

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Scott Richards Jr.
Gazette Staff Writer

A decade of playing in the NFL can do a lot of things to the human body.

For Ben Hartsock, a Chillicothe native and Carolina Panthers tight end, turning him into a old, grizzledman just happens to come with the territory.

Safety concerns for the players have eliminated much of the "harder off stuff" when it comes to training camps. The fact two-a-days no longer exist in NFL training camps is the biggest change brought by them. ...